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03/25 08:49 CDT Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath wins World Cup slalom title
after losing his temper at the Olympics
Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath wins World Cup slalom title after losing his
temper at the Olympics
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) --- Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath secured the World Cup
slalom title on home snow Wednesday to conclude the season on a positive note
after losing his temper at the Olympics when he squandered a big first-run lead.
McGrath broke down in tears during a long, emotional embrace with childhood
friend and Olympic giant slalom champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen of Brazil, who
straddled a gate early in his second run to pave the way for McGrath's title.
McGrath, who won three slaloms this season, earned his first discipline title.
Timon Haugan, another Norwegian, won the race by finishing 0.44 seconds ahead
of Olympic champion Loic Meillard and 1.03 ahead of Eduard Hallberg of Finland.
McGrath, who came eighth in the race, finished 64 points ahead of 2022 Olympic
champion Clement Noel and 73 points ahead of Pinheiro Braathen.
McGrath, who was born in Vermont but grew up in Norway, entered the final run
of the slalom at the Milan Cortina Games with a big lead. But after straddling
a gate, McGrath angrily threw his ski poles away and ventured toward the woods
to gather himself.
Marco Odermatt, who does not compete in slalom, secured his fifth straight
overall title before the finals. He was awarded the large crystal globe after
the slalom.
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